South Dakota governor delays Medicaid decision | (Pierre, S.D.) Capital Journal
With nine working days left in the 2016 legislative session, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Monday there isn't sufficient time to decide if government-funded Medicaid health services should cover more lower-income working people in South Dakota.
Hospital merger bill moves to third reading | (Huntington, W.Va. ) Herald Dispatch
A bill that would exempt Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital's acquisition of St. Mary's Medical Center from federal antitrust scrutiny moved to its third reading in the West Virginia House of Delegates Monday after local delegates came out in support of the bill.
New Jersey lawmaker 'appalled' by hospitals' objection to providing hep C test | NJ.com
The chairman of the New Jersey state Senate health committee slammed lobbyists representing hospitals and doctors Monday for opposing a bill that would require them to screen their baby-boomer patients, those born between 1945 and 1965, for hepatitis C, saying that their objections are "absurd" and they "ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Lahey Hospital's operating loss widens as IT, drug costs mount | Boston Business Journal
Lahey Health's flagship hospital saw its operating loss widen in the most-recent quarter as the one-two punch of rising drug costs and the transition to a new electronic records system took their financial tolls.
Healthcare coalition, HCA reach new contract deal | Las Vegas Review-Journal
A healthcare coalition representing about 275,000 Southern Nevadans and HCA has reached agreement on a new contract, according to a joint press release issued Monday, about nine hours before a negotiation deadline.
BJC HealthCare notifies patients of e-mail flub | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, has notified nearly 2,400 patients that an unprotected email that included identifying patient information was sent to another medical provider.
